Saw



Oct. 28, 1930i I SHAFER 1,779,857

SAW

Filed June 24, 1929 www ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 28,l 1930 UmEDeTATEs ,IRA sIr'AFER, or' SAN Dinero, CALIFORNIA i A,

' Application meenten,

My invention relatesto saws, and the oby jects of my invention are: first, .to provide a Y saw which is especially .adapted for small work; second, toprovidea saw which may be made as a hack saw, coping saw,for keyhole sawgthird, to provide a saw of this class which does not straddle the work, thereby facilitating its operation.; fourth, to 'provide a saw of this class which may be readily used in awkward or unhandy places; fifth, to provide a saw of this class in Vwhich the major portion of the saw blade is sheathed when not in use, thereby greatly reducing the likelihood of damage to the blade or injury to a person handling'the saw; sixth, to provide ya saw of this class in which thesaw blade may bereadily removed or replaced; seventh, to provide asaw of this class whichvm'ay be `read-` ily operated with one hand, leaving. the'othe'r hand free for holding the work vor the like; eighth,'to lprovideasaw of this classwhich permits use of the saw blade fully to tsextended end, thus when a hack saw blade is used, delicate sawing. may be accomplished which is impossible with the conventional' hack saw supported at-fboth its ends; and ninth, to provide on a'fwhole, a novelly constructed saw, whicli'is extremely simple and economical of construction, durable, efficient in its action .and whichwill not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these .and other objects'inview as will appear` hereinafter, myinvention con-, sists of certain novel features o f construction, combination and arrangement of parts'and portions as'will be hereinafter describedain detail and particularly set 'forth in theV appendedncla-ims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand Atothe characters of reference thereon which form a part ofthis application,in which Y l 5 1F ig'nreY vl is a Vside elevationalview'ofrmyV hack saw, withthe hack `sawblade sheath in its retracted position Fig. 2 isasimilar view v withthe hacklsaw blade. sheath in its eX-N tended position, andwith parts and portions in section toffacilitate' the'illustration; F ig. '8

n is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the handle taken throughfB-S 'of Fig; r2; F ig. 4f isV another. enlargedA sectional View 1,929.' serial no', 373,185.- A v y v through 4-4 ofF-ig. 2 ;Fig.' 5 .is an enlarged end elevational vew'ofI Inysaw, showingv the saw. blade and itssheath andfsheath'shifting member Fig. Gis anenlarged sectional view thereof through 6-6 of Fig.`5-; and 7 is another enlarged sectional view through 7-7 ofFig-2. l Similar characters of referenceV refer ito similar pa'rts and portions throughout the several vviewsof the drawings. Y

Casing l, sleeve member 2, saw blade sheath 3, 'saw blade screw member 5, sheathshifting member 6, set screw 7,.rod 8, anchor screw 9, end Vmember 10 set vscrew ll, spring l12, andV traveler member 13, constitute the principal partsand portions of my saw." l f Th'ecasing l is lformed ofsheet material forming a handlela. Tfhe handle la is hollow, :7, 'Y

has substantially the outline of a pistolgrip, Q and may be formed ellipticalin cross section, as shown in, Fig.V Ifdes'ired, thehandle may be split, and one vof the membersthus formed may constitute a cover 1*,2as shown in Figs. l and 3,:secured to the other Ymember of the handle by suitable scrclywslc.` The other armlf1 of the casing is formed -by folding the material along its upper side so thatl it is subthe bottom vside open.` Y Y 1 Y.

A sleeve member 2 is providedwhi'ch is substantially rectangular incross section and fits between the side walls of the casing l 'atthe extended 4,end thereof and protrudes therefrom, asshown-best in-Figs. 2,14 and 17;, V`The lower side 2a of the sleeve-memberf2 is substantially thicker than the other sides thereof, and extends rearwardly of isaid sleeve fmember and closes theopen,y kunder side of thelarm ld. `tftrackin 'the 'form of a channel 2-is formed in thiis'lowerY side l27by extending the lower margins of the sidewalls stantially `lll-shaped in cross section, leaving y ofisaid sleeve member rearwardly with the Y ing a piece of sheet material against itself, leaving a deep narrow slita between the sides. The sheath is positioned in the sleeveV member with the opening of the slit 8a facing towards the bottom. The slit 3 is formed wide enough and deep enough to receive a saw blade, in this case, a haclr saw blade 4.

The sheath 8 is adapted to reciprocate within the sleeve member 2, but the saw blade 4 is held stationary relative to said sleeve inember. This is accomplished by a screw member 5 which extends transversely through the s sleeve member 2 and through ahole in the one end of the saw blade 4, there being .provided .slots 3b in the side walls of the saw-blade .sheath 8, so thatA the movement 'of the saw blade sheath is made possible. f l As thecasing 1 extends over y pin 5, said casing is provided with an opening 1 therein, `which permitsaccess to the screw 5 without removing thesleeve 2 from thecas- Vin.

y vThe extended end of the saw blade sheath so thatV when the saw is Vpushed across thcwork, the shifting membercauses the sleeve 3 to telescope -within the sleeve and exposeV the blade, shown bythe dotted lines inpFig. 2 and solid lines in Fig. 1. A suitable set screw p 7 holds the shifting member in place, and yet permits the shifting vmember to be Vreadily removed so that anotherone maybe placed thereon if it should.` be desired to do so. Y

A straight portionV 8@ ofthe rod 8 extends along the .inside of the arm 1d' of the casing-1 adjacent tothe-upper side thereof,

andv in spaced parallel relation to the extend- Ved Yportion of the bottom side 2ar of thesleeve 2. The rod 8 upon reaching the handleportion ofthe casing curves downwardly, malr-Y ing a relatively. gradual turn, then extends into zthe handle tothe botto-mthereof where itterminates in a loop portion 8b. The loop portion 8" is secured in the handle by means of lan anchor screw'9 which extends trans;

versely' through said handle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. A Y v The extended.l end straight portion 8a of the rod, withinthe arm 1d `of the casi-ng, is provided with an Vend member .10 whichts within the casing at the extended upper end there,- of and is adapted to receive a set screw 11 for holding the rod 8. Said set screw extends up-V i wardly through an openingV 1f in the upper side of the-casingleg 1d, so as V.to hold thelrod in firm relation relative to thecasing.`

A spring 12 is coiled`A around the rod. 8,

thefull lengththereof, the-one end of said the screw orl spring bearing against the loop portion 8b, and the other end of said spring bearing against a traveler member 13. VSaid traveler member is adapted to reciprocate on the straight portion 8a of the rod 8 and is normally held against the end member by the action of the spring 12.l The traveler member 13 extends downwardly fromthe rod 8 and is secured to the inner end lof the saw blade sheath 3,as shown best in Figs. 2 and 4. f VThe channel '2b'formed in the extended `portion of the *lowerV side'2a of the sleeve 2 i unctionsas a guide for the sheath 3.

y Theoperationjofmy saw is as follows:l

The sheath-,3 is Afresiliently held by Ythe spring 12Linthe'position shown byy solid lines in Fig. 2g ThesheathY shiftingv member .6i-is placed against the'worlx tobe operatedupon, then the handlel 1? is pushed' towards the work, causing thef saw-blade toimove across.

the work and shifting the sheath from the position shown bysolid lines to that shownrby dotted lines in Fig. 2. This movement 'of the sheath is against the action of the spring 12. Release of pressure upon the handle la' auto-v matically causes the sheath. to extend again,

drawing the blade back across f the work readyfor another stroke;y Y

Though I have shownand described a par.- ticular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, 1 do not wish torbe limited to this particular construction, combinationL and' arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of :my invention Y the construction,` combination and arrangement substantially as set forth inv the appendedclaims. i

Having thus described my invention, what Y I claim asnew andgdesire to securej'by Letters Patent is 1. In asaw, a hollow casing-comprising a vpistol grip handle and a hollow .arm extendingV therefrom said arm havingfanenlarged rear portion and a downwardly stepped front portion, av guide rod mounted'in said casing comprising a substantially straight portion extending into said: enlarged rear-portion, and a curved portion extending into the handle of said casing, a' saw vblade supported by the Vstepped portion of said arm and extendinff therefrom, a sheath for said' saw blade, sai

said rod, and a spring coiled-upon said rod adapted to yielda'bly hold said-sheathin the to substantially enn extendedposition so as 2. In a saw, a hollow casing'c'omprising a Y pistol grip handle and a hollow arm-extend,- ingtherefrom,- said armihaving: an enlarged rear portion and adownWardly-'stepped front ico 'Sheath' forming a; Sliding at Within said stepped portionfada-pted to telescope 'within the arm of saidcasin-gzand'reciprocate' upon portion, a guide' rod-mounted in said'` casing comprising a substantiallyv straight portion extending into the arml of said casing,; and a curved portion extending into the handle of said casing, a saw blade supported by said stepped arm portion and extending therein the extended position so as to substantially enclose said saw blade.

. 3. vn a saw, a casing comprising afhollowv pistol' grip handle, a hollow armvexteiiding therefrom, said arm having a restricted outer portion forming a step in the upperv wall of said arm, a rod extending within said casing from said step adjacent the upper wall of said arm to the butt end of said grip, a helical spring positioned around said rod substantially over its entire length, a saw blade secured at its one end within said restricted arm portion, a sheath enveloping the sides of said saw and slidable thereover and Within said restricted arm portion, an upwardly extending portion onthe inner end of said 'sheath having an aperture for receiving said rod and abutting the contiguous end convolutionof said spring, said sheath adapted to telescope y within the entire length of saidarm against the tension of said spring and to be yieldably f held in extended position vby said spring.

4. In a saw, a casing comprising a handle portion and a hollow arm extending therefrom, a saw blade extending intothe outei` end portion of said arm, a pin extending through said blade into adjacent walls of said arm, a substantially inverted U-shaped sheath positioned over said blade and slidable within said arm, longitudinal slots Vin the sides of said sheath for permitting reciprocal movement of said Sheath over said pin, resilient means in engagement with said sheath for yieldably holding said sheath in extended positioii, and means extending downwardly on Y n day of June 1929. Y

the outer end of said sheath for engaging the work being out and for shifting said sheath into said arm.

In testimony whereof, I haveliereunto setv i my hand at San Diego, California. this12th IRA SHAFER'. 

